Bottle-stopper.



No. 721,299. f PATENTED ma. 24, 1903.

v M. -ILARI'ML BOTTLEfSTOPPER.

APPLIoATIoN rILn'n 0012s, 1962.

N'o ltonEL.

mvENTon* UNITED YSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX HARToG, oF PATERsoN, NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Leners Patent No. '721.299, dated February.24, 1903- -llpplication filed October 28, 1902. Serial No. 129,079. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I, MAX HARTOG, a citizen with which the said uppermember is proof the United States of America, and a resivided. The uppermember is tted to the 55 dent of Paterson, in the county of Passaicflange or plate c of the member a and has 5 and State of New Jersey,have invented ceralso a dependent fiange Z, surrounding said tain newand useful Improvements in Bottleplate and extending for some distancebelow Stoppers, of which the following is a specifiit. The outer surfaceof the dependent liange cation, reference being had to the accompa- Zmaybe suitably knurled, so that it may read- 6c nying drawings, forming apart thereof. Y ilyV be grasped and moved by the hand. The

I0 My invention relates to improvements in said member b is furtherprovided with a. slot bottle-Stoppers, and particularly to bottlem,through which a screw fn, screwed into the Stoppers designed to preventor permit the ange or plate c, is permitted to pass. The slot egress ofliquid from the bottle by a relative is axially concentric with themember b, and 65 movement of certain parts of the stopper, but thelength of the slot,`a s shown in Figs. 3 and I5 without the removal ofany part thereof. is such as to permit a limited axial move- I will nowproceed to describe a bottlement of the upper member with respect tostopper embodying my invention and will the lower. When the upper memberis in pothen point out the novel features in claims. ysition withrespect to the lower member, as 7o.

In the drawings, Figure l shows a central shown in Fig.l of thedrawings, the respective zo vertical section through a bottle-stopperemdischarge and air ports and passages will be bodying my invention andthrough a portion in register. When, however,the upper memof a bottle inconnection therewith. Fig. 2 ber is moved axially with respect to thelower y is a side elevation .of the bottle-stopper remember the distancepermitted by the screw 75 moved from the bottle. Fig. 3 is a top view nand slot fm, the said ports and passages will 25 of the same. Fig. lisatop view of thelower vbe out of register, so that ingress of air 5stationary member with theupper relatively through the air passage andtube will be premovable member removed. Fig. 5 is an unvented, 'as willegress of liquid through the der side view of the upper movable memberneckd and'passage j. In operation therefore 8o removed from the lowerstationary member.' it is merely necessary to slightly turn the upgo Inthe embodiment of my invention herein per member in order to open orclose the bot` the bottle-stopper comprises a lower relatle. Whenadjusted to an open position, the

' tively stationary member @andan upper relaliquid from the bottle willbe readily poured tively movable member b. The lower rela` in a steadyand uniform stream, because of 85 tively stationary member comprises ahori-V the shape of the discharge-funnel lo and be- 3 5 zontal plate orflange c and a cylindrical neck cause of the provision of theair-passage and d, dependent therefrom. Fitted to the outair-tube whichwill supply air to take the side of the neck d is a bushing e, of corkor place of the liquid as fast as the liquid is dis-4 similar material,so that the stopper as a charged. 9c whole may be conveniently fitted inthe neck It will be seen that by myinvention I have 4o of a bottle. Thecylindrical neck d is hollow provided a simple and eflicientbottle-stopper and in permanent communication with a discomprising buttwo parts andv which may be charge-passage f in the Iiang'e or plate c.yThe operated at any moment to either open or flange or plate chasanother passage g, which close the bottle by a simple movement in one 95is inpermanent communication with an airdirection or the other of one ofthe parts.

45 tube h, secured to the inner'side of the neck It will of course beunderstood thatI do not and projecting downwardly, so as to enter desireto be limited only to the precise dethe interior of the bottle. tails ofconstruction and combination of parts The upper or relatively movablemember b as herein shown, as the same may obviously roo has anair-passage t', adapted to register with be modified within the spiritand scope of my 5o the air-passage g in the member a, and has invention.

also a discharge-passage j, adapted to regis# What I claim ister withthe passage f at one end and at the l. The combinationin abottle-stopper with 'a stationary member a comprising ahorizontal platec, a dependent neck d, a bushing of cork or similar material surroundingsaid neck, and adapted to engage the neck of a bottle with which thedevice is designed to be employed, and an air-tube, and having air anddischarge passages, of an axially-movable member b mounted thereon andcomprising a horizontal plate, tted to the said plate c, a dependentflange l, and an uprising 'portion carrying a discharge-lip 7c, andhavbottle with which the device is designed to be employed, and anair-tube, and having air and discharge passages, of an axially-movablemember b mounted thereon and comprising a horizontal plate, fitted tothe said plate c, said horizontal plate having a concentric slot mtherein, a dependent flange l, and an uprising portion carrying adischargelip 7c, and having air and discharge passages adapted toregister with the air and discharge passages in the stationary member,and a shouldered stud, fitted to the slot fm in the horizontal plate ofthe member b, and secured to the plate c of the member a, therebyconnecting the two members together, and limitingthe axial movement ofthe movable member.

MAX I-IARTOG. Witnesses:

C. F. CARRINGTON, M. M. CoNovER.

